Call For Papers

A
digital
agenda
...

The
European
Commission
introduced
a
Digital
Agenda
to
accelerate
the
deployment
of
advanced
ICT
in
Europe
in
2010.
This
is
one
of
the
seven
flagship
initiatives
proposed
in
the
Commission’s
Europe
2020
Communication
(successor
to
the
Lisbon
Strategy).
It
outlines
Europe’s
economic
strategy
from
2010
to
2020.
The
Digital
Agenda
sets
out
the
main
policies
for
the
ICT
sector
during
this
decade
with
numerous
actions
foreseen
across
several
domains:
the
digital
single
market;
interoperability
and
standards;
trust
and
security;
fast
and
ultra-­‐fast
internet
access;
research
and
innovation;
digital
literacy,
skills
and
inclusion;
and
ICT-­‐enabled
benefits
for
society,
with
the
Commission
leading
in
some
areas
and
Member
States
in
others. It
is
too
early
for
an
overall
assessment
of
the
Digital
Agenda
but
it
is
appropriate
to
examine
this
major
initiative
from
the
perspective
of
the
impact
of
economic
trends,
including
the
financial
crisis,
and
other
issues
that
may
jeopardize
the
achievement
of
policy
priorities
and
objectives.
Progress
towards
meeting
goals
of
the
Digital
Agenda is being monitored
by
a Digital
Agenda Scoreboard (seehttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-­‐agenda/scoreboard/)
and
related
documentation.
In
mid-­‐2012
it
was
stated
that
‘progress
towards
achieving
key
performance
targets
is
mildly
positive’
(DA
Scoreboard,
referring
among
others
to
an
increased
regular
Internet
usage
among
disadvantaged
groups,
an
increase
in
online
buying,
etc.
while
acknowledging
too
slow
progress
in
other
areas
like,
e.g.
roaming
prices
not
falling
fast
enough).
Some
commentators
have
expressed
concerns
that
some
of
the
goals
set
by
this
flagship
initiative
will
not
be
easily
achieved.

...in
search
of
evidence

EuroCPR
invites
abstracts for
theoretically
and
empirically
grounded
papers
that
reflect
critically
on
the
Digital
Agenda
as
such
and
on
factors
contributing
to
progress
towards
the
Digital
Agenda
goals
so
far
which
draw
on
the
results
of
research
to
inform
ongoing
policy
debates
on
issues
relevant
to
the
Digital
Agenda.
Proposers
may
address
questions
such
as,
for
example:

**
What
are
the
factors
explaining
progress
to
date?
What
are
the
positive
contributions
of
the
Digital
Agenda
and
why?
Is
the
Digital
Agenda
overly
ambitious
and
why?
EuroCPR
welcomes
contributions
from
a
variety
of
disciplinary
perspectives
and
which
focus
specifically
on
any
of
the
Digital
Agenda
domains
indicated
above.
We
are
particularly
interested
in
abstracts
addressing
three
issue
areas.

(1)
The
digital
single
market: The
numbers
of
people
regularly
using
the
Internet
are
continuing
to
increase
and
online
sales
are
rising
steadily,
though
unevenly,
within
and
across
Member
State
markets.
Cross-­‐border
online
purchases
were
low
at
9.6%
in
2011
in
view
of
the
target
of
20%
of
total
online
sales
by
2015.
Experience
is
also
uneven
across
digital
media
sectors
such
as
music,
e-­‐
books,
interactive
Pay
VOD,
etc.,
and,
in
many
cases,
traditional
channels
(bricks
&
mortar)
are
still
dominant.
Digital
market
performance
stands
in
sharp
contrast
to
expectations.
For
example,
advertising
revenues
online
do
not
make
up
for
losses
in
the
offlline
market.
There
clearly
is
scope
for
improvement.

**
What
factors
account
for
current
performance?
What
are
the
drivers
and
impediments
to
online
cross-­‐border
trade?
What
comparative
evidence
exists
across
Member
States?
How
can
policy
play
a
role
and
find
a
middleground
between
protecting
digital
property,
enabling
online
consumption
and
respecting
citizens’
rights.

(2)
The
deployment
of
ultra-­‐fast
broadband: the
aim
is
for
50%
of
EU
subscribers
to
have
access
to
broadband
above
100
Mbps
by
2020,
but
‘superfast’
broadband
is
still
relatively
scarce
across
the
European
Union
market.
Uptake
is
lagging
even
where
these
connections
are
available.
It
may
be
that
demand
is
latent
and
that
strong
demand
will
emerge
once
higher
broadband
speeds
become
more
widely
available.
However,
even
in
Denmark
where
ultra
fast
broadband
access
is
available
to
38%
of
potential
subscribers,
uptake
is
only
0.5%.
Meanwhile,
some
countries
are
developing
new
strategies
to
improve
access
to
passive
infrastructure,
such
as
clearinghouse
models,
information
obligations
and
mandatory
sharing
of
existing
and
new
facilities.

**
What
explains
the
availability-­‐uptake
discrepancy?
How
can
supply
side
policies
be
more
aligned
with
demand
side
policies?
How
should
policy
foster
a
‘level
playing
field’
for
broadband
uptake?
What
features
of
consumer
preference
and
behaviour
in
the
digital
media
market
and
online
sharing
culture
might
explain
observable
trends
in
broadband
uptake?

(3)
Model(s)
of
competition: Next
Generation
Access
(NGA)
is
influenced
by
the
competition
model
that
is
favoured
by
the
European
Commission.
It
may
be
that
the
scope
of
the
regulatory
framework
should
be
'winding
down'
(addressing
fewer
markets,
gradually
excluding
all
retail
and
voice
services,
to
focus
on
network
interoperability
and
investment).
Another
view
is
to
consider
'winding
up'
(expanding
to
include
some
services
in
the
applications
layer
to
address
the
increasing
power
of
for
example,
OTT
(Over-­‐The-­‐Top)
and
social
media
players).
Most
growth
is
coming
from
US-­‐based
and
some
Asian
players
at
present,
and
voice
traffic
revenues
are
declining.
The
model
of
competition
also
has
important
implications
for
other
parts
of
the
digital
media/telecoms
value
chain.

**
Is
there
a
need
for
a
new
set
of
policies
or
regulations
to
address
competition
in
the
digital
media/telecoms
market?
Is
EU
competition
law
fit
for
purpose
in
an
increasingly
complex
and
connected
market?
What
are
the
likely
outcomes
of
existing
EU
competition
law?
What
adaptations
are
needed
and
why?
How
can
one
analyse
new
competition
issues
and
market
powers
all
along
the
value
chain
(also
taking
into
account
consumer
surplus
and
social
welfare)?
EuroCPR
is
happy
to
accept
proposals
on
similar
issues
in
other
parts
of
the
world.
Accepted
papers
are
presented
in
an
international
session.

Practical
Information

Time
lines!!

Call
for
abstracts:
1
September Deadline
for
abstracts:
26
October Notification
of
selected
abstracts:
23
November Deadline
for
completed
papers:
22
February
(note:
submission
of
your
full
paper
is
a
requirement
for
inclusion
in
the
programme)

Abstracts
should
...

be 500 words maximum;

specify the research question, highlight the theoretical framework and methods, summarise the empirical content and findings, and highlight the policy relevance;

be submitted through the online submission system at www.eurocpr.org.

Euro-CPR is using the easychair online submission system. To submit an abstract to EuroCPR 2013 please go to the EuroCPR 2013 online submission page. If you do not have an account with easychair you must set one up. If you have used easychair as an author or reviewer for a previous conference, you can reuse your existing password and account. Please ensure that your abstract is anonymised. You will be invited to enter your personal invitation into a separate section.

If you have questions please contact

All abstracts will be subject to blind peer review by the members of the EuroCPR Scientific Committee (list of members at the bottom of this document).

Conference
format

The
conference
takes
place
in
open
plenary
sessions
consisting
of
two
paper
presentations
(20
minutes
each)
with
two
discussants
(10-­‐15
minutes
each),
with
general
questions.
A
maximum
of
80
participants
in
the
conference
is
deliberately
intended
to
favour
quality
of
debate
over
quantity
and
to
encourage
a
high
level
of
interaction.
A
mix
of
senior
and
junior
participants
from
academia,
policy
and
industry
ensures
debates
that
are
relevant
to
policy
and
strategy
and
informed
by
scholarly
research.
The
conference
includes
a
social
programme.

Registration

Registration
will
open
at
www.eurocpr.org
on
23
November.
The
conference
fee
is
270
Euro
(120
Euro
for
PhD
students).

Publications

Selected
EuroCPR
papers
may
be
published,
subject
to
peer
review,
in
journals
such
as
Communications
&
Strategies,
Telecommunications
Policy
or
Info.
This
varies
from
year
to
year. A
selection
of
EuroCPR
2012
papers
has
been
published
in
Info.

For
more
information
you
can
contact
Prof.
Dr.
Karen
Donders
(chair
organisation
committee)

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